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How to Measure Alcohol Content (ABV) Accurately? Unfortunately, Drinking IS NOTThe Way to Go...

How to Measure Alcohol Content (ABV) Accurately? Unfortunately, Drinking IS NOTThe Way to Go...

07/02/2017

Some like to measure the alcohol content of spirits by sticking their tongues into the liquid. No matter how attractive this idea might be, that’s not how professionals do it.Β When...

The Whisky-Beer Romance Gone Right: Whiskies Finished In Beer Casks

The Whisky-Beer Romance Gone Right: Whiskies Finished In Beer Casks

31/01/2017

If someone offers you a β€˜Boilermaster’ – a cocktail as complex as a pint of stout with a shot of Whisky – you might question the quality of their day....

This Is How the Cool People Will Be Drinking Gin in 2017

This Is How the Cool People Will Be Drinking Gin in 2017

26/01/2017

2016 was a big year for Gin. For the first time on record, sales of the spirit surpassed Β£1 billion, according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association. Brits bought...

How Scotch Whisky Is Made #6: Finishing

How Scotch Whisky Is Made #6: Finishing

23/01/2017

β€˜Finishing’ Whisky in a different cask is a phenomenon of the past 30 years, being founded by industry legend David Stewart, Master Distiller at The Balvenie Distillery in the 80s,...

Oh, These Guys? They're the Black Sheep of Bourbons

Oh, These Guys? They're the Black Sheep of Bourbons

19/01/2017

Riddle us this: what do Fleetwood Mac and Bourbon have in common? Well, if you’re Chicago-based distiller KOVAL, it’s a kinship with β€œGo Your Own Way.”

5 New Scottish Distilleries You Should Know About in 2017

5 New Scottish Distilleries You Should Know About in 2017

10/01/2017

With drams being poured aplenty across the planet, distilleries in Scotland are cropping up left right and centre in 2017 and beyond. To distract ourselves from the slight catch that...